I'm so tempted to do something like that (not on a boat, as I'd get sick)
Just sell my house and get a train ticket to wherever.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:28, 1 reply, 16 years ago)

Me too hon.
Let's run away together.
( girlinthehole, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:31, Reply)

Don't tell me twice
Mr bf was very worried yesterday about moving to the South, as it'd be so complicated. FFS! I came to England without a paid job, a house or friends and I did more than well.

I need at least a year off work to go around and see the world.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:34, Reply)

I really want to do this
but Wiggy likes job security. To be honest, so do I, but I'd still like to save up a couple of grand and then just do something crazy like buying a boat and fucking off.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:36, Reply)

you'd need for more than a couple of grand to buy a boat
you'd be horrified at how expensive they are. particularly one which you could use to sail to the bahamas.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:39, Reply)

Yep
I rather use trains/buses/planes (in that order)
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:41, Reply)

oh I love the sea
it's just beautiful. Trains are always late and sweaty people always smear themselves on me.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:49, Reply)

Not all trains are bad, long distance trains are very cool
And I love the sea, but I get sick, so no.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:52, Reply)

That's true, I get on a Virgin train for about 10 minutes of my journey and it's always really nice
it's the Northwest trains that are horrible. They still have those bench seats that cram 3 people on one side and 2 on the other and the whole train shakes and screeches its way down the line. And it's usually late.

Trains in Europe seem to be brilliant though.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:03, Reply)

I know!
Trains going to the North (appart from Edinbrugh or Glasgow) are always awful.

I've taken long distance trains in different parts of Europe and they're always great. In Belgium, the first time, we spend 10 min trying to find the 2nd class and so surprised that the 1st class had so many coaches, until someone pointed that we were already in the 2nd class.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I meant plus the boat. The £2k was for spending
My dad was in the navy and currently owns three boats. I know how much boats cost.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:42, Reply)

the being in the navy bit is a bit superfluous really ;-)
if I were sailing across any significant amount of water I'd be doing it on something like this
www.ukhalsey.com/newsletter/aug05/OysterCloseUp.jpg

which costs more than my house
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:45, Reply)

I would want a little boat that I can fix up rather than a sexy modern boat
This is the blog I've been reading,
chadlawie.blogspot.com/2007_02_01_archive.html

he bought a rare boat that was all rotten and gross and did it up, which is pretty cool. Makes it all the more satisfying to sail.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:48, Reply)

that's what my dad does
his last one was an 80 year old wooden racing yacht, the latest is approaching that age but has a cabin and stuff.

nice boats, but I wouldn't trust them to get me very far in a storm.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:52, Reply)

That does concern me a bit
I'd need a satellite phone so I could call my dad when it starts taking on water. Last time I went down to see my parents we went out on their narrow boat and Wiggy really enjoyed driving it so hopefully he's developing the sea spirit. They've also got a dutch barge in France but they're selling it which is a real shame, I really wanted to go out on it one last time. They also have a canoe, but it was waterlogged last time I visited so I didn't fancy it. My dad was talking about getting a catamaran and mooring it outside Australia if and when I emigrate.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:05, Reply)

getting a catamaran near Australia sounds like an awesome plan
some friends of mine down near Plymouth have a cat which I want to go out on. The mrs isn't a sea-goer though, she got a little queasy on the car ferry to the Hebrides and that was almost as flat as it gets...

the friends I mention used to crew one of the boats I linked to earlier for a millionaire banker guy. Based in Antigua, they would bum about for most of the time, and when the banker came out they'd sail him and his family where he wanted to go.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:09, Reply)

best job ever.

( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:32, Reply)

it was pretty good
they went a bit mental though after a while. one of them quite literally, so they came back to blighty and got proper jobs.

they are now married as well which is nice. I feel I should point out that they are a bloke and a girl.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:55, Reply)

I don't assume all sailors are gay
if that were the case, I probably wouldn't be here.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 12:01, Reply)

Yes, I'm in the same position
First time in my life that I have enough to take some time off, but my Mr. is too worried about his career and never is a good moment to take such a long time off.

I'm trying to convince him to do it for our honeymoon, even if it's only a couple of months.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:40, Reply)

my bloke works in IT so if he left
for any length of time he wouldn't be able to just come back in at the same position unfortunately so we're a bit stuck. Hoping to emigrate in a few years though so that'll do me for adventure for a while.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:43, Reply)

My bf is doing a lot of hard work
to get a promotion, which is not easy right now, so I'd think he'll need a couple of years to get it, and then, he won't be able to just leave, he'll need to make the position stable.

By the time he can make it, all my adventurous feelings will be dead under a pile of baby bottles and shit.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:50, Reply)

aww don't feel sad
when you're really rich from all his work you can just take 6 month breaks whenever you like.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:53, Reply)

I try to get hope from his parents
Who've done very well, with only the father having a permanent job. They now have a great house and take a lot of holidays, although not long, because they feel bad if they're too long far from home.
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 10:56, Reply)

When my parents retired they bought a barge
and sailed it around France, which is pretty cool. I want to do that when I'm old.
( Kitty v1.0 desperately naive, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:06, Reply)

those dutch barges are cool
I stayed on one when I went to Amsterdam for a stag do. it was awesome. much better than a hostel.
( Vipros. clever got me this far, then tricky got me in, Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:10, Reply)

I'll do something like that
If I can't convince him for a long break for our hm, then I'll start planning for when we retire :(
(Aberracion Life's getting very complicated, but a lot of fun., Thu 10 Jun 2010, 11:11, Reply)